Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-17
PETITION

To the honorable board of county commissioners Of
of the county of Graham in the state Of Kansas:
We, the undersigned, your petitioners each be-
ing resident taxpayer of the township of Wild
Horse, in Graham county, in the state OF Kansas,
respectfully petition your honorable body to sub
nit to the qualified electors of said township for
their acceptance rejection, at special election
to be ordered by your honorable body, rnder and in
pursuance Of the laws Of the state of Kansas,
and the act entitled, IAN Act to enable Counties
Townships and Cities to aid in the construction of
railroads, and to repeal section eight of chapter
thirtynine OF the laws Of 1874" approved February
%, 1876, and the amendment thereto, the following
proposition with the terms and conditions herein
specified to-Wit:
Shall the said township of Wild Horse in the
county OF Graham in the state of Kansas, subscribe
for One hundred and seventy shares of one hun
dred dollars each, of the capital stock Of the Kan
saS western Railway Company, and in payment
thereof issue to said railway company seventeen
OF the bonds of said township Of the denomination
OF one thousand dollars each, or many thereof
mot exceeding said NUMBER as shall amount to not
exceeding four thousand dollars per mile Of rail
road constructed in said county by said railway
cOmpany said bonds to be payable to the bearer at
the fiscal agency Of the state Of Kansas in New
York City, Thirty years after tho date thereof
bearing interest at the rate Of per cent per an
mum, interest payable sem-annuatly for which in
terest coupons shalt he attached, payable at the
fiscal agency aforesaid this subscription Of stock
and issue of bonds being upon the following con-
ditiOns, namely!
As soon as said proposition shall be determined
III the a1nrmatlVe by canvas OF the votes cast at
6uCn eIeCtlOn Ine DOAFQ Oh county commissioners
OF said county OF Graham for and on behalf Of said
township shall order the county clerk to make, and
the county clerk shall make, said subscription in
the name of said township for said one hundred and
seventy shares OF the capital stock Of said railway
company.
And when the railroad OF said railway company
Shall be built and completed and in operation, by
lease or otherwise into said township then said
board OF county commissioners shall cause such
bonds, with coupons attached as aforesaid, to be
issued in the name of said township OF Wild Horse
n rOil com
on delivery or tender to the county treasurer of
said county OF a certificate for said shares of the
full paid capital stock of said railway company,
equal in amount with said bonds-doar for dollar.
Provided, said railroad shall be built, completed
AID in operation Thy lease or otherwise) as afore
said, on or before the 1st. day OF December A. ID.
1887. And depot and station constructed and
maintained at u point within said township Of Wild
Horse within onehalf mile of the Northwest corner
OF section eighteen. in township No. eight south
Of Range No. Twenty-one west Of the Sixth P. n
The form Of ballots to be uscd at said election
shall be: For the subscription of stock and issue
OF bonds to the kansas Western Railway Com
pany, and Against the subscription OF stock
and issue Of bonds to the kansas Western Railway
Company"
And the said board being being duly advised in
the premises, do further find and declare that said
petition sets forth the terms and conditions upon
which 1t is proposed to make such subscription and
the terms Of payment for such stock andthe form of
ballots to be used at such election and that said pc
tition is in all respects in accordance with the law
Now, therefore, in accordance with the prayers Of
said petition, and in pursuance Of the statute in
such case made and provided, tits hereby ordered
and declared by said board that the prayer of the
said petition be, and the same is hereby granted
and special election is hereby ordered at which
said question and proposition shall be determined
as in said petition set forth; which said special
election ls ordered to take place and be held in
said township on Tuesday, March %, A. D, 1887,
at the usual place OF voting in said township, at
ton for the purpose of voting upon the same as
set forth in the herenbefore recited petition-alI
OF which said petition is hereby made part of this
order-shall be, and the same is hereby submitted
to the legally qualified electors Of said township of
Wild Horse for their decision by voting by ballot
thereon as in said petition designated and said cleo
ton and other proceedings herein shall be fully i'm
accord, in all respects with the terms Of said pc
tltion; and ii is further ordered by said board that
the sheriff Of said county of Graham N axe due and
proper proclamation to the voters and qualified
electors Of said township OF the submission of said
question and the proposition set forth in said petit
ton, and this order by the publication of notice
and proclamation for thirty days next preceding the
day OF said special election in either the WEsTERx
CYCLONE or the Millbrook Times newspapers pub
hshedin the towns of Nicodemus-city OF Millbrook
respectively, in said county OF Graham and state
aforesaid, and having general circulation there
in, and i'll said township Of Wild Horse and that
in said proclamation and notice the sheriff set
forth this order, which so recites said petition,
and the county clerk of said county snd ex-offcio
clerk OF this board is hereby directed TO Issue TO
the sheriff OF said county duly certified copy OF
this order. and said sheriff to comply with ali the
requirements OF law as TO said notice and nrocIa-
nation.
Done by the board of county commissioners OF
the county or Graham in the the state OF Kansas
this 4th day February, A. D. 1887.
r j. ]. Daily Chairman.
George Lawson
lsEAL, Attest: r. VanSlycL
County Clerk and Clerk Of said Boani,
Is. NarSlyck, county clerk OF said county OF
Graham. state of Kansas. do hereby
certifythat the above is full and correct cow IN
every particular Of the order made hv the bosrd
OF county commissioners of said county, and true
copy OF the records and proceedings Of said hoard
At said special session and meeting OF dste tn5ev
rehruary T. A. D. 1887. duly held resDertinIr
the matter under consideration therein named
Witness my hand and official seal :his 4th. dav
OF February A. d. lSS7. 49,
[sEAL,l con I,,S' fys-,-
Now, therefore, T. ". Ellsworth sheriff ~ said
county OF Graham do hereby make said 49, =
part OF my proclamation and notice which said or
ger contains said petition OF certain Of the -es5t
tax payers of the township Of Mild Ho-se ~ go
county OF Graham state Of Kansas and in rrrsn
ance thereof do hereby proclaim ana iaria1re -,
ra,I 9etSton ana proposition for the purpose OF
votng upon The same and offs subscription 6f stock
and issue Of bonds 10 the Kansas Weste-D P.I
way company Is hereby submitted Ia The IN re,
electors ol salu township OF Wild Horse In sai5
county o. Graham state OF Kansas ~ e. -
eeptance or rejection al the sneriaI "l.;,r :. ~.
hoiaen IN SAID township. on Tuesday Msrrb % 4
\. II. ieo' al the usual place OF vofin~ :, go
an g"nsIp ana mar said election shall be held ia
al respects IA accord with the terms ~ .bs -
81 SAID BOARD OF county commissioner .Tn-eSa;s
anu % sAln petluon, and IN pursuance OF the So
VS. Ts, IN tnch case made and provided
witness my hand at the said Citx ~ M;l,h-oot.
NSInty OF Graham state Of kansas this Sfb H.,
of February A. ID. 1887 as 0NA' g!
Sh..,s.c VI. Ellsworth,
AA VI 1Fahan county, kansas.